I really love the tools with which I work; the iron fork, the spade, the hoe, the rake, the trowel, and the watering pot are pleasant objects in my eyes. From LearnThat.org. [Celia Thaxter (1835-1894)]
rake leaves. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
rake gravel. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For both of these a small, fine rake is the best cure. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening by Myself] Reference
Poker operates on something called the rake, which is a percentage of each hand that goes directly to the casino. From Wordnik.com. [HS Blog - Homeschool Blog] Reference
The tortoiseshell comb with a handle and three missing teeth, called a rake comb. From Wordnik.com. [Underworld] Reference
There are leaves to rake, which is good exercise but not as awful as shovelling snow. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
Three new nonfiction titles rake the diamond, legal, and drug industries over the coals. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Somehow this rake, which is also “up for grabs”, avoided being associated with Lady Gaga. From Wordnik.com. [Regretsy – Da Da Da Li La Ma] Reference
The rake was a wooden one, and he was cutting a tooth to take the place of one that was broken. From Wordnik.com. [St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated] Reference
Beach Reading for the Bellicose Three new nonfiction titles rake the diamond, legal, and drug industries over the coals. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
So he got his birthday present a week early and I got my very own leaf rake, which is why we went there in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [A CHELSEA MORNING] Reference
About a third of the funds deposited by gamblers went to the poker companies as revenue, known as the "rake," prosecutors said. From Wordnik.com. [Eleven Charged in Federal Crackdown on Online-Poker Companies] Reference
He answered, if I kept you unmarried till I found such a man as I should not call a rake, you were likely to live and die a maid. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph] Reference
Playing the rake is not new for Gov. From Wordnik.com. [The Governator Reprises His Role as a Villain, Wins Top Honors] Reference
You also have to "rake" (seesaw in and out) the pins with your pick. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets Of Lock Picking]
A commission (a "rake") on the GOOGLE FREE CASINOGAME safety of both guests and. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth February 14, 2007 1:30 PM] Reference
A commission (a "rake") on the CASINO NET POKER VIDEO safety of both guests and. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth March 16, 2007 11:25 AM] Reference
The rake pick is used to "rake" the tumblers into place by sliding it in and out across the tumblers. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets Of Lock Picking]
Ultrasonic (also known as ultrasound) exfoliation uses sound waves to vibrate a smooth metal "rake" for lack of a better description. From Wordnik.com. [Lauren Fornes: Exfoliating Like It's 1985?] Reference
So they made a night of it, and consumed five "rake" of hot water. From Wordnik.com. [Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895] Reference
Miss Essie took a chair in that place, where she could "rake" the whole table. From Wordnik.com. [Say and Seal, Volume II] Reference
We had to "rake" the clothes off the stairs so that we could get to the second floor. From Wordnik.com. [BiggerPockets Forums] Reference
He was clearly getting some kind of rake off from Alex, and was determined that I carried on seeing him. From Wordnik.com. [Business News] Reference
Esther had taken her seat, so as to "rake" that of Madame de Serizy, whom Lucien almost invariably accompanied. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes from a Courtesan's Life] Reference
Basically the company built a "rake" that would not only dispense the carpet foam but help you rub it in as well. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The owners of the equipment ran afoul of the law because they were taking a "rake" on the action, law enforcement officials said. From Wordnik.com. [The Gazette-Enterprise: News] Reference
The family he boarded with thought he was somewhat of a "rake," but as he always paid his bills promptly, liked him for a boarder. From Wordnik.com. [The Expressman and the Detective] Reference
A plugin into a Rails application, go to the ancestry folder and type 'rake'. From Wordnik.com. [Larkware Shots] Reference
On the other hand, no maple trees means fewer leaves to rake. From Wordnik.com. [Leaf Us Alone] Reference
Soft-spoken and thin as a rake, he isn't exactly the obstreperous type. From Wordnik.com. [Anthony Romero] Reference
We will take your money, but we're miserable hosts (guests don't rake). From Wordnik.com. [Leaf Us Alone] Reference
"We do not want to rake over this ... nonsense," said Buckingham Palace. From Wordnik.com. [Another Royal Pain] Reference
After the hurricanes last year, Annie helped Patricia rake leaves off her roof. From Wordnik.com. [Poker Buddies for Life] Reference
Thirty-four states rake in part of the take from casino gambling, slot machines or video poker. From Wordnik.com. [Prohibition Ii: Good Grief] Reference
Investigators rifle through their desks, looking for evidence of bribery, while Tokyo's weekly magazines rake up as much muck as they can. From Wordnik.com. [Mighty Fall] Reference
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